Other coverage

• RNZ: Former prisoners say trauma of solitary confinement will haunt them for life

• The Spinoff: The Bulletin: Corrections ‘a divided organisation with systemic issues’

• 1News: Scathing report on Corrections says prisoners ‘collateral damage’

• NZ Herald: Ombudsman calls for fair treatment of prisoners, urgent changes at Corrections

• NZ Herald: Kelvin Davis pushes back on Ombudsman’s damming Corrections report

• RNZ: Corrections needs to urgently fix culture and leadership, chief ombudsman says in new report

• RNZ: ‘Utterly frustrated’: Prisoners’ poor treatment sparks call for change

• Stuff: ‘Disconnection at all levels’: Ombudsman’s scathing review of Corrections

• Office of the Ombudsman press release: Chief Ombudsman Calls For Urgent Reset At Corrections

• Department Of Corrections press release: Corrections Statement On The Ombudsman’s Self-initiated Investigation

Also, the Beehive and the National Party put out press releases about rehabilitation just before the Ombudsman’s report was released:

• Beehive: Boosting rehabilitation and reintegration of prisoners
• National Party: National Will Deliver Rehabilitation To More Prisoners

And the Justice Committee is calling for public submissions on the Corrections Amendment Bill, which “seeks to improve rehabilitation, reintegration and safety outcomes in the corrections system”. Submissions close 10 August.